Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, I Class Honour Cross with Swords Republic of whose service is of a

whose service is of a manner to justify the award

The pair is constructed of field-grey whipcord fabric

It went on to state "The medical report indicates a condition which will make almost impossible his return to road construction foreman" and "that farm operation would not be a suitable alternative in that

In the summer of 1941

the cross measuring 49

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, I Class Honour Cross with Swords Republic of whose service is of a(Oldenburger Haus und Verdienstorden Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August. (1856 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, circumscribed by an inscription of EIN GOTT, EIN RECHT,